Subject:

South Beach (Miami Beach)

  • Blogs

    May 24, 2012

    Urban Beach Week: Top Ten South Beach Eats

    This one goes out to all the weekend transplants arriving today to spend the weekend in our home city.Bienvenidos a Miami, y'all!We realize Miami has a way of being quite the sassy pants when it comes to Memorial Day Weekend -- for that, we apologize. But lucky for you, we've compiled a snazzy list ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 17, 2012

    SLS Hotel, The Bazaar, Katsuya Announce June Opening

    The signs outside the 12-story property at 17th Street and Collins Avenue have been announcing the arrival of SLS Hotel to South Beach for years (literally). From either Collins or the beach, we've been teased with the promise of dining at Katsuya or The Bazaar or sunning at a rooftop pool. It looks ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 18, 2012

    Miami's Top Five Falafel Sandwiches

    Want access to our Best Of picks from your smartphone? Download our free Best Of app for the iPhone or Android phone from the App Store or Google Play. I have a dream in which I travel to the Middle East, gather all of the troubled tribes together, calmly ascend a modest soap box, and say unto the p ... More >>

  • News

    April 5, 2012

    South Beach Plans for Memorial Day Weekend: Traffic Loops and DUI Checks

    Want access to our Best Of picks from your smartphone? Download our free Best Of app for the iPhone or Android phone from the App Store or Google Play. I have a dream in which I travel to the Middle East, gather all of the troubled tribes together, calmly ascend a modest soap box, and say unto the p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 2, 2012

    South Beach Prepares For Memorial Day Weekend: Traffic Loops and DUI Checks on Tap

    ​Congrats, South Beach residents! You've survived the beer-bonging, glowstick-waving trafficpocalypse of spring break and Miami Music Week. Now enjoy the fresh air and (semi)abundant parking while it lasts, because you're only a few weeks away from the massive crowds of Memorial Day weekend.Even w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 22, 2012

    Six Best Hip Hop Club Parties on South Beach This Weekend

    ​A faint ringing noise tickles our inner ear, the result of a lifetime's worth of WMC pool parties, electronic music cruises, and afterhours ragers cramped into one bleepity-bloopity-filled week of house music. After far too many dates with Molly (and 28 Vicks Vapor Inhalers later), we're regret ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 7, 2012

    Coconut Grove Should Clobber South Beach in the Snackdown

    ​Short Order's Snackdown, our friendly little competition to see which dining neighborhood gets the most love, is heating up. We expected to see comments from readers expressing their choices, including a little point/counterpoint discussion. What we didn't expect was that the fires would come fro ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 1, 2012

    Unpacked: New Travel Channel Show Filming in SoBe (I'm Channeling My Inner Bourdain)

    Chow Down Grill South Beach is one of the stops in tonight's television shoot.​Over the years, Travel Channel has rivaled Food Network for providing great food-centric programming. And why not? There are only so many museums and beaches you can visit before someone in your traveling party says, "I ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 20, 2011

    Top Five South Beach Bars With No Cover on New Year's Eve 2012

    Via lushsobe.comThose are nice. Do they have liquor in them?​Fact: You don't need to go inside of any building to party this New Year's Eve on South Beach. You can get wild, weird, and wasted in the middle of Ocean Drive. Another fact: You can't buy beer inside a store on South Beach after midnig ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 1, 2011

    July 2011 Restaurant Openings and Closings

    Morgans's second location opens in South Beach​There didn't seem to be many interesting restaurant openings in July other than Morgans' second outpost in the old Joe Allen space. August is shaping up to be more promising with the openings of Egg & Dart in the Design District and Chow Down Gril ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 28, 2011

    Five Cheap Restaurants on South Beach

    ​South Beach dining can be nauseating before you even pick a restaurant, if you don't know how to navigate it properly. Restaurants hire hot girls to wave menus in your face and yell lunch specials at you while their cleavage falls out of their shirts. Everything seems to cost twice what it should ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 27, 2011

    Miami Spice 2011: The Good, The Great, and The Grudging (Miami Beach)

    Does 1500 Degrees deliver on its Miami Spice menu?​Miami Spice 2011 begins in five days. Each year, we like to take a look at the menus being offered and share our take on them. Some restaurants, as most already know, embrace this annual $35, three-course promotion with more enthusiasm than others ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 23, 2011

    New York City Cop Shot On South Beach, Police Still Looking For Suspects

    photo by chensiyuan via Wikimedia Commons​An off-duty New York City police officer was shot on South Beach outside a ritzy beach resort early this morning, police say. Miami Beach detectives have shut down Collins Avenue between 12th and 13th Streets today while they search for whomever shot the o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 11, 2011

    South Beach Tow: Tremont Towing Starring in Jennifer Lopez-Produced Reality Series

    ​South Beach has played host to some of television's worst reality shows, but we can't imagine an hour of programming that will be more locally loathed than South Beach Tow. The show follows the family and employees behind Tremont Towing, the ruthless company that makes sure you'll never catch a b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 20, 2011

    Tudor House: Zakarian is Back for Breakfast (Pictures)

    All photos by Laine Doss Margaret and Geoffrey Zakarian open Tudor House at the Dream South Beach.​Tudor House, Goffrey Zakarian's return to South Beach, has opened in the Dream Hotel to much anticipation. The space is open and airy, with a masculine take on Miami Art Deco decor. The gray a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 14, 2011

    Rokbar Closes After Seven Years

    Photo by Ivon David Rojas​An anomaly among nightclubs and lounges in South Beach, Rokbar was a favorite among locals and downtowners who wanted something a bit more authentic than what the area usually afforded. Unfortunately, effective immediately, Rokbar has closed its doors for good."I came onb ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 30, 2011

    Three Cops Shot, Multiple Bystanders Wounded In South Beach Urban Beach Weekend Shootouts

    via YouTubePolice surround a car during a shootout on South Beach this morning.​South Beach's annual Urban Beach Weekend ended on a bloody note early this morning when two different police-involved shootings broke out near Collins and Washington Avenues, shattering the night with multiple rounds a ... More >>

  • Music

    May 26, 2011

    Memorial Day weekend parties in Miami, May 27 to 29

    via YouTubePolice surround a car during a shootout on South Beach this morning.​South Beach's annual Urban Beach Weekend ended on a bloody note early this morning when two different police-involved shootings broke out near Collins and Washington Avenues, shattering the night with multiple rounds a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 25, 2011

    Election Day Photos From Miami

    Jacob KatelJohnny Lunatikk Capri Smith, Liberty Square Projects​On a scorcher of a day in Miami, voting centers in Miami Gardens, North Miami, South Beach, Legion Park, and Liberty City were hardly a hotbed of activity.Few voters wandered in to the precincts we visited, but we did see quite a few ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 19, 2011

    Weezy! Jeezy! Drizzy! The 305's Five Best Parties for Memorial Day Weekend 2011

    Ivon David Rojas​During Memorial Day weekend in Miami, even if it doesn't rain, there will be a perfect storm of liquor, music, and dancing from South Beach to downtown, and up I-95 to King Of Diamonds -- not to mention every strip club in between. From all-day festivals at Bicentennial Park and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 17, 2011

    Gigi's, Jimmy'z, Tapas y Tintos: Can Second Restaurants Equal Their Forebears?

    ​For a popular restaurant to spawn a second locale is nothing new. Indeed, some restaurateurs claim that this is the only way to start seeing any real profits. Until recently, however, this phenomenon hasn't happened much in these parts. Lime Fresh Mexican Grill, Le Sandwicherie, Sushi Maki and nu ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 12, 2011

    Simply The Best

    ​For a popular restaurant to spawn a second locale is nothing new. Indeed, some restaurateurs claim that this is the only way to start seeing any real profits. Until recently, however, this phenomenon hasn't happened much in these parts. Lime Fresh Mexican Grill, Le Sandwicherie, Sushi Maki and nu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 25, 2011

    Civil War Erupts Between Tremont and Beach Towing on South Beach

    photo by Ruben de Rijcke via Wikimedia Commons​Every night, hundreds of unlucky partiers stumble out of South Beach clubs to find their cars gone, hauled to a grim storage lot on Bay Road and held for ransom. Towing is big business for the Beach's only two licensed companies -- Tremont and Beach T ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 21, 2011

    Kicking Sand

    photo by Ruben de Rijcke via Wikimedia Commons​Every night, hundreds of unlucky partiers stumble out of South Beach clubs to find their cars gone, hauled to a grim storage lot on Bay Road and held for ransom. Towing is big business for the Beach's only two licensed companies -- Tremont and Beach T ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 14, 2011

    Horseplay on the Beach

    photo by Ruben de Rijcke via Wikimedia Commons​Every night, hundreds of unlucky partiers stumble out of South Beach clubs to find their cars gone, hauled to a grim storage lot on Bay Road and held for ransom. Towing is big business for the Beach's only two licensed companies -- Tremont and Beach T ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 14, 2011

    Soy vs. Almond: Battle of the Alterna-Milks on South Beach

    Camille Lamb South Beach resident Nico Totaro flaunts his choice.The milk aisle these days is a lot more complicated than it was ten years ago. There was a time when 1 percent seemed exotic. Nowadays, they're squeezing milk out of rice, almonds, soy beans, and coconuts in plain, vanilla, choc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 21, 2011

    South Beach Wine & Food Festival Tickets Still Available

    Food Network Party with Guy​Every year the South Beach Wine & Food Festival Rolls out its tents on the beach off Ocean Drive and every year you procrastinate, waiting to see if somehow some business associate or rich benefactor will bestow on you a complimentary golden ticket. If you ha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 1, 2011

    South Beach Wins Award For Having World's Sexiest Gay Men

    photo by Jipsy​It's really heartwarming to know that people of all different races, religions and sexual orientations can regularly agree on one thing: that South Beach is just one hell of a sexy place. While the readers of mainstream mags like Travel Leisure regularly cite Miami as being home t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 18, 2011

    Pornography Posted on Walls of South Beach Elementary School Causes Stir

    ​Students at South Pointe Elementary School in South Beach today were almost greeted by some pretty inappropriate hardcore pornography this morning. Several XXX photos were found placed inside display cases on the first and second floor of the school, and officials had to re-route students so they ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 12, 2011

    Drag Icon Shelley Novak is Leaving South Beach

    Photo by JipsyFarewell, Shelley Novak!​When former New Times staff writer Natalie O'Neill wanted to get the inside scoop on the gay glory days of South Beach she turned to drag queen-extraordinaire Shelley Novak. The self-described "Barney Rubble in a dress" took her to an Office Depot that once w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 29, 2010

    Our Rundown of Miami's Best Albums, EPs, and Mixtapes of 2010

    The 305 in 2010 was so awesome that our heads totally exploded!​The swamps and warehouse squats, Carol City and Coco's Nightclub, South Beach and the megaclubs -- our city's music scene is the product of so many split-up, spliced, and remixed sources that any attempted overview of its output will ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 23, 2010

    Walk This Gay

    The 305 in 2010 was so awesome that our heads totally exploded!​The swamps and warehouse squats, Carol City and Coco's Nightclub, South Beach and the megaclubs -- our city's music scene is the product of so many split-up, spliced, and remixed sources that any attempted overview of its output will ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 12, 2010

    David New of Ability Explosion Seen Eating... Madeleines in the Dark

    J.Whitrock/Courtesy of Ability ExplosionDavid New​David New is an entrepreneur, the chair of the Miami Beach Disability Access Committee, and the main promoter of Ability Explosion. About ten years ago, he lost his sight due to a degenerative eye disease. He created the Ability Explosion event to ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 30, 2010

    The Nightlife King

    J.Whitrock/Courtesy of Ability ExplosionDavid New​David New is an entrepreneur, the chair of the Miami Beach Disability Access Committee, and the main promoter of Ability Explosion. About ten years ago, he lost his sight due to a degenerative eye disease. He created the Ability Explosion event to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 18, 2010

    Funnel Cakes, Tiki Bars and Burgers on SoBe

    wikipedia.comFunnel Cake​Some might say South Beach has it all. From decadent restaurants to dive bars and everything in between, there is just about something for everyone in this (in)famous neighborhood of Miami. Giving it some thought, however, there're a few ingredients that would be sure to a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 3, 2010

    All New: Jimmy'z Kitchen, Pizza Fusion, Segafredo, & Critchley Cooking Demo

    Pizza Fusion tosses its pie into the South Beach ring​Mo' Mofongo Jimmy'z Kitchen, the little, lovable, Latino hole-in-the-wall on South Beach, has the signs up for a second location coming to the ground floor of the Cynergi Miami Condos at N. Miami Avenue and 27th Street in Wynwood. You can check ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 19, 2010

    Dolphins Games About to Get All South Beachy

    ​Evidently, Stephen Ross hasn't quite finished his quest to make the Miami Dolphins the biggest laughing stock in the NFL. Because now that he's brought in A-list celebrities like Gloria Estefan and Jennifer Lopez to become part-owners of the team, Ross is moving on to phase two: He's going to tur ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 18, 2010

    Top Five Inexpensive Restaurants on South Beach

    Photo by Jacquelynn D. PowersB&B's beer-battered onion rings with cheddar-jalapeño dipping sauce are only $6. ​While South Beach is home to some of the fanciest, priciest, poshest, most celeb-driven eateries in the county, there are also many inexpensive spots where one can nosh without break ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 16, 2010

    Humane Limes, Naked Pizzas, Dusty DeVito and a Poem

    ​The Naked TruthNaked Pizza is gearing up for an opening on Washington Avenue. The debut can't come too soon, because South Beach residents are really hungry for yet another pizza chain outlet.No Hormones, No Steroids, No AsterisksLime Fresh Mexican Grill, a Florida-based company, has become the f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 28, 2010

    Hit-and-Run in SoBe Leaves Stilettos and Car Parts Scattered in the Street

    A woman was struck outside the Loews. ​In today's roundup of horrible things: a hit-and-run sends a woman flying into the air in South Beach, someone slams a car into a Hialeah McDonald's, a toddler who went for a tumble should be fine, and there might be a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow in d ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 29, 2010

    South Beach: The Movie Might Be One of the Worst Films of All Time

    Film School Rule #1: What your movie lacks in quality can always be made up for with a hot lesbian kiss.​Are you familiar with Tommy Wiseau's legendary 2003 movie The Room? A film so bad it has gained cult status for being just godawful. A piece of cinema with no regard for things such as a conci ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 1, 2010

    Rumors: Jersey Shore Castmate Picked up Cocaine Habit in Miami

    ​We know Jersey Shore is a show that trades heavily on stereotypes, but did one of the cast members really have to go down the tired trail of becoming a coke addict while living in Miami? How cliché.RadarOnline reports one of the castmates evaded producers and went on a few cocaine binges du ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 17, 2010

    We Spotted Snooki This Weekend, Right Before "She" Was on Saturday Night Live

    "We're really pee-a-neering some new ta-rare-itory." ​South Beach was kind of insane this weekend. More so than usually. Exxxotica brought an ever so slight rise in the amount of creepy dudes and blonde girls with fakes tits and sad eyes, while the multiple roving gains of lesbians on Vespas can b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 7, 2010

    Rosa Mexicano Set to Open in South Beach Next Year

    Rosa Mexicano, pictured here at Mary Brickell Village, is coming to South Beach next year. ​Cinco de Mayo may be over, but Short Order is not too hungover from margaritas and tacos to be excited about the news that Rosa Mexicano is heading to South Beach next year. While the popular, upscale Mexic ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 14, 2010

    Taking A Bite Out of the New Bliss Spa

    The W Hotel on South Beach recently debuted their Bliss Spa. This state-of-the-art spa hails from New York, where Bliss is known as the leader in facials, massages and other pampering treatments. While Miami isn't lacking spas and the like, this new three-story facility is modern, clean and approach ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2010

    Jersey Shore Cast Arrives in South Beach -- With Angelina in Tow

    ​Yesterday we noted the pop-culture luminaries of the Jersey Shore have arrived in South Beach and are staying at the Catalina Hotel (until their full-time pad is ready, we hear), but TMZ reports there was a bit of surprise. Angelina "Jolie" Pivarnic, who lasted only three episodes during the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 31, 2010

    Jersey Shore's Miami Season Might Include Nudity, Pregnancy, and a Trip to Italy

    ​The tweets of the guidos and guidettes of the Jersey Shore have fallen silent. That can only mean one thing: filming for the second season has begun and they should be in South Beach soon. You'll probably know for sure when the chemicals in the air from their various tanning solutions, hair gels, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 10, 2010

    South Beach's Security Guards Win Union Recognition After Nasty Tussle

    Back in July, three-fourths of the security guards on South Beach signed cards asking to unionize -- a move that set off months of nasty fights with their employer, Security Alliance. ​Company leaders bullied employees to find out who had signed up. At meetings, the bosses reminded the guards ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 2, 2010

    100 Favorite Dishes: Quadretti con Portobello Olio Tartufato at Spiga

    Photo by DOK​As a countdown to New Times' "Best of Miami" 2010, Short Order is serving up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305. Send your nominations to cafe@miaminewtimes.com.

  • Calendar

    February 18, 2010

    Pyramid Scheme

    Photo by DOK​As a countdown to New Times' "Best of Miami" 2010, Short Order is serving up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305. Send your nominations to cafe@miaminewtimes.com.

  • More >>
Browse Voice Nation
  • Voice Places

    Voice Places

    Discover restaurants, nightlife, travel, shopping...

  • VOICE Daily Deals

    VOICE Daily Deals

    Get 50 to 90% off every day on restaurants, movies, massages...

  • Best Of

    Best Of...

    More than 10,000 of the BEST things to eat, drink, and experience

  • My Voice Nation

    My Voice Nation

    Join the Village Voice community and get exclusive deals and info

  • Happy Hour

    Happy Hour

    Your local Happy Hour guide at your fingertips

or

Log in or Sign up

Social Connect:

Use your favorite account to access My Voice Nation.


Use your My Voice Nation account to log in:





Forgot password?
or

Sign Up or Log in

Social Connect:

Sign up for My Voice Nation with your preferred network.


Sign up for a My Voice Nation account:



Privacy policy